So this post, like many others, I did not know how to start or how to even get what I am feelings and thinking into words. I thought it would be best to write this post after the New York University Sydney Farewell Dinner on May 11th. I think this course is great in terms of making me sit down …

I was nominated to speak at our End-of-the-Semester event for NYUBA, and I wrote this speech with this assignment in mind. I want to start by saying I feel very lucky to be here with you all tonight. Especially because I came here knowing exactly one person, and really clung on to that friendship. Thanks Molly. But now I really …

Most everyone here can’t wait to go home. We all miss chipotle and panera and just general American things that we have been deprived of. But I am not as excited to go home as everyone else. Prague has become a little home away from home. I’m going to miss paprika chips, and Johnny’s place and the general Czech things …

You’re at a supermarket, a Costco or H-Mart, and you’re shopping for food. You see a plastic table set up with a tablecloth with an employee standing behind it expertly cooking the food for distribution. Free samples. You’re attracted to the colorful packaging and the oh so wonderful smells that are coming from the pot. So you walk over, intrigued …

Unlike my classmates who aren’t ready to leave Buenos Aires, I can’t wait until I’m boarding my plane back home. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had a fantastic time traveling throughout Argentina and Latin America but New York is calling my name. Since I arrived back in August, my sentiment towards Buenos Aires hasn’t changed… I’m not a huge fan. …

The time is finally here! It is the week I’ve been dreaming about for months! In just 3 days, I will be back in my own bed in my own home in Jacksonville. I’ll be eating my favorite foods, enjoying American Netflix, and not worrying about speaking English. I won’t have to worry about whether I have Euros or if …

Saying goodbye has always been a difficult thing for me to say. I never want it to be “goodbye,” but rather “until next time.” This is how I felt when I said goodbye to my friends at the end of the summer before I left for freshman year, how I felt when I had to hug one of my best …

Australia has been kind to me and I hope I have been kind to her, but the time has come for me to return home, and I can honestly say that I’m ready to go. What can I say about my time in Australia? Well, I didn’t develop an accent or an affinity for Vegemite. But, I did start calling …

This was definitely one of the saddest posts for me to write as I am very regretful that my time here in Florence is coming to an end! My three and a half months spent in Italy were a time full of excitement, exploration, ups, and downs, and spending this large amount of time away from home for the first …

It’s funny to think sitting down to write this last post how similar the conditions are to when I wrote my very first. I’ve just gotten off the phone with my boyfriend after a long day of exploring the city. I’ve got a cup of tea next to me and I’m listening to guilty pleasure songs from my Disney days …

All good things come to an end. It’s the golden rule of our existence. Yet it’s up to us to carry the good, the learned, the new, forward. This semester has been such a process in terms of friendship, growth, independence, and knowledge. The truth is Berlin allowed me to return to something I thought I had lost. At some …

I can’t believe that this semester has reached its end. With all the ups and downs, it’s been a blast! Before I came to Florence, my Italian hairdresser and my Italian dentist both told me I would have the time of my life in Florence and that it would feel like home in no time. Despite feeling unsettled first and …

It’s bittersweet to be leaving Florence this week. I’ve been desperately trying to fit in all the last things I haven’t gotten to do yet, but realize that even though I’ve been here for four months, it’s impossible to do everything. I can always save those for the next time. The stress of finals and papers has made my last …

I can’t believe this is the week. This is the week I leave; this is the week I return. This is the week that my time living in Italy will be over. This is the week I get so my parents! This is the week. What can I say about my study abroad experience…It’s been real, it’s been fun and …

My semester in Washington, DC has proven to be worth a lot. Here, I have had access to more professionals in the fields I would one day like to work in than I have ever dared to talk to before. In New York, these types of professionals are also quite accessible, but the experiences I have had in DC have …